Index of Prohibited Books

To fight the Reformation, Charles V commissioned the theological faculty of Leuven University to make an inventory of all heterodox books. This first index of prohibited books appeared in Leuven in 1546. It contains many Bible translations published in Antwerp, with the name of the publisher and the year of publication. From then on, printing, selling, owning and reading these books would be severely punished.

The Psalms Explained

Catechism

Piracy Restrained

Conn3ct is an initiative of Flanders Heritage Library and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands, in co-operation with Limburg Provincial Library and the University of Antwerp, on the occasion of Flanders and the Netherlands serving as Guests of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair.